diff --git a/library/net_infrastructure/arista_l2interface b/library/net_infrastructure/arista_l2interface
index fa33aff3bc2..1f36925c485 100644
--- a/library/net_infrastructure/arista_l2interface
+++ b/library/net_infrastructure/arista_l2interface
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ class AristaL2Interface(object):
         """
         (rc, out, err) = self.run_command("netdev l2interface list")
         collection = json.loads(out)
-        return collection.get('result').has_key(self.interface_id)
+        return self.interface_id in collection.get('result')
         
 
 def main():